Takapuna Grammar School

TGS Newsletter 19.08.26

Takapuna Grammar School Newsletter 19 August 2026 Dear Parents and Whānau,

Twelve amazing TGS students are putting their locks on the line for Shave for a Cure, raising funds and awareness to support people living with blood cancer.

For some of our students, this cause is deeply personal, with family members or friends affected by cancer. For others, it's an opportunity to make a positive difference in the lives of others.

Among the participants are Deputy Head Boy George Gaskin, year 12 students Baden Todd and Anja Kozenof and Poppy Hawkins in year 11.

The event will take place next Wednesday in Te Poho at lunchtime, and we encourage everyone to come along and support our brave participants.

Even if you're not taking part in the shave, you can still make a difference by donating. Every dollar raised helps fund vital research and provides essential care and support for people living with blood cancer across New Zealand.

Collectively the team of 12 have raised close to $10,000 for the cause - putting us in the top ten of Kiwi schools!!!

Click the link below to meet the incredible TGS students who are taking part and support this important cause 👉

https://www.shaveforacure.co.nz/fundraisers/TakapunaGrammarSchool/

From the TGS Sports desk (18.08.26)...
https://www.sporty.co.nz/cms/news/enewsletter/48628?isNew=True

This week, TGS proudly hosted the inter-school EPro8 Challenge, where students showcased their engineering, problem-solving, teamwork, and innovation skills over three days.

Te Poho was packed with fully equipped stations packed with motors, electronics, gears, tools, and building materials from which teams tackled a range of challenging tasks and designed creative solutions under pressure.

It was our school's biggest year yet, with 11 teams competing and an outstanding 3 senior and 3 junior teams making it through to the semi-finals.

Congratulations to 50/50, Taka Techs, Dima's Theorem, Team Amy's Cat, and Team Grapefruits, and a special shout-out to The Illegal Dropshipping Company, who won their heat! 🏆

We're incredibly proud of all our students for their enthusiasm, creativity and problem solving.

It was great to see so many talented TGS students performing at the recent Takapuna Winter Lights!

Talented musicians included Victoria Bakewell, Sylvie Phillips-Smith, Milla Rodrigues-Birch, Jessie Hitchens, Nathan Fry, and DJs Arty (Arlo Hopwood) and Tom Johnson.

Our ballet dancers with their luminated wings have become a crowd favourite - and they make the event extra special for the littlest fans by posing for photos.

A massive thank you to the organisers of the Winter Lights Festival for inviting TGS to participate!

Thank you to Takapuna Winter Lights and Noah Stohr-Waldren for these amzing images.

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From the TGS Sports desk (04.08.26)...

Takapuna Grammar School Sports eNewsletter - 4 August 2026

🩵Congratulations to our TGS alumni pole-vaulters Eliza McCartney and Imogen Aryis for adding to our medal tally at the Commonwealth Games!!
Gold for Eliza and Bronze for Imogen 🥇 🥉 🩵

🌟 Good luck to Takapuna Grammar School alumni Imogen Ayris and Eliza McCartney as they take on the Commonwealth Games Women's Pole Vault Final tomorrow morning! 🎉

Tune in from 6:08am (NZT) to cheer on our outstanding alumni.
📺 Watch free-to-air: Live coverage is available on Three and ThreeNow.

Imogen and Eliza have maintained close ties with Takapuna Grammar and continue to inspire the next generation of athletes here at school.

Congratulations to all our medal winners, including swimmers Erika Fairweather and Lewis Clareburt.

Althoough not alumni, we were fortunate to have Erika and Lewis attend the opening of our Sir Stephen Tindall Pool. The pair were the first to swim laps in the new facility, which opened almost one year ago.

We congratulate them on their recent medal success and wish Imogen and Eliza all the very best for tomorrow morning's final!

Go Kiwis! 🇳🇿💙💛